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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

________ is defined as ʺthe multidisciplinary field that seeks knowledge of behavior in organizational settings by systematically studying individual, group, and organizational processes.

a)

Industrial psychology

b)

Organizational psychology

c)

Behavioral science

d)

Organizational behavior

2.

Frederick Winslow Taylor recommended that .............

a)

workers be given more autonomy in the operation of their jobs

b)

a bureaucracy be established to provide order in the workplace

c)

a standard hourly wage be implemented to discourage absenteeism

d)

a bureaucracy be established to provide order in the workplace

3.

Frederick Winslow recommended that increasing employee wages would ...... [C2]

a)

improve the relationship between managers and employees

b)

raise employee motivation and make them more productive

c)

encourage employees to work fewer hours for the same weekly wage

d)

make production costs too expensive and products less competitive

4.

A major finding of the Hawthorne studies is that ...

a)

organizations are social systems

b)

working conditions impact productivity

c)

employees work best without close supervision

d)

employees are economic creatures

5.

Classical organizational theory focused on ....... [C1]

a)

establishing the means of controlling worker activities

b)

effectively organizing the work of individuals

c)

the efficient structuring of organizations

d)

the effective allocation of monetary incentives

6.

Weber believed that ________ is the one best way to efficiently organize work in all organizations. [C2]

a)

scientific management

b)

time and motion management

c)

Theory X and Y

d)

bureaucracy

7.

IT REFERS TO THE PHYSICAL ACTIONS OF A PERSON THAT CAN BE SEEN OR HEARD.

a)

ACTION

b)

BEHAVIOR

c)

HUMAN BEHAVIOR

d)

SKILLS

8.

It consists of buildings machines, work processes, and assembled resources.

a)

structure

b)

technology

c)

skills

d)

environment

9.

It makes a person highly competitive in the workplace.

a)

Personal Growth

b)

Enhancement of organizational and individual differences

c)

Development of people skills

d)

Organizational Behavior

10.

It refers to institutions or forces outside the organization that potentially affect the organization’s performance.

a)

Environment

b)

Structure

c)

Technology

d)

People

11.

It is the managerial approach towards each employee individually, that is one-on-one approach and not the statistical approach.

(a)  

12.

It is the basic qualities of a person or the character that personifies an individual they can be similar or uniqe.

(a)  

13.

It defines the employee's standard; in short, it defines the character of the company by acting as a mirror reflection of the company.

(a)  

14.

The unique ability to observe, listen and conclude something. In short, the way we interpret things and have our point of view.

(a)  

15.

They are the moral principles of an individual, group, and organization.

(a)  

16.

It encompasses the relatively stable feelings, thoughts, and behavioral patterns a person has.

(a)  

17.

It refers to stable life goals that people have, reflecting what is most important to them. It established throughout one’s life as a result of the accumulating life experiences and tend to be relatively stable

(a)  

18.

It refers to the extent to which a person can monitor his or her actions and appearance in social situations.

(a)  

19.

It refers to a person’s inclination to fix what is perceived as wrong, change the status quo, and use initiative to solve problems.

(a)  

20.

It is a belief that one can perform a specific task successfully.

(a)  

21.

This item is for 5 pts.

The five (5) nature of people

(a)  

22.

This item is for 5 pts.

The big five personality traits.

(a)  

23.

This item for 5 pts.

tips for how to work with the negative person effectively.

(a)  

24.

For 5 pts.

Ways to Build Your Self-Confidence

(a)  

25.

for 10 points

What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Explain briefly.

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